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NOTES 
RELATIVE TO THE SPECIES. 
‘Tue manners and habits of ants are so 
extremely varied, that it is necessary to know, 
to what species we must refer each trait of 
their industry, — each particular of their his- 
tory. 
With the view of distinguishing them more 
particularly, I have transcribed several descrip- 
tions from Latreille; some extracted from his 
Essay, upon the History of the Ants of France, 
“ E’ssaz sur ? Histoire des Fourmis dela France ;” 
others, from his Natural History of Ants, 
‘‘ Histoire Naturelle des Fourmis.” 
[{ feel proud in being able to add to this 
work the observations of my esteemed friend 
and fellow citizen, Professor Jurine, so well 
known to Naturalists, by his Memoirs upon 
Insects, ‘* Methode nowvelle de classer les In- 
sectes,” &c. and by his fine collection, 
